Mac Clipboard History: Get older copies back with Raycast

Set it up once

1. Install Raycast on your Mac and open it.
2. Open Settings → Clipboard History and use the toggle to enable it.
3. Assign a keyboard shortcut so you can open it instantly.
4. Keep copying as usual — Raycast stores recent items in the background.

Use it when the Mac clipboard fails you

Open the history with your shortcut and search for what you copied earlier: a link, paragraph, address, prompt, or code snippet.

That means you do not have to jump back to the original app just because you copied two other things afterwards. It is especially useful for research, writing, support work, coding, and any workflow where you constantly move between apps and tabs.

Why it saves real time

The default macOS clipboard only remembers your most recent copy. That is fine until you need the thing from two minutes ago.

Clipboard History turns a fragile one-item clipboard into a searchable backlog. Instead of thinking, “damn, I had that a second ago,” you press one shortcut and paste it again.

Good to know

• Great for repeated text blocks, links, and prompts.
• Especially helpful if you switch a lot between browser, notes, mail, and chat.
• For sensitive material, check Settings → Clipboard History → Disabled Applications. Add apps whose copied data should not be recorded, and choose a suitable Keep history for period.